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Sports medicine training in the United States
Fellowship Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship Program Saint Vincent Health Center Erie, Pennsylvania, USA sgrindel@svhs.org
Medical training in the United States, particularly sports medicine training, professes some very interesting facets and practice opportunities. The specialty of sports medicine is a relative newcomer in the United States having only been conceived in the 1970s. Before its conception, most sports medicine was accomplished by orthopaedic surgeons and general practitioners. Because of the increasing demands of athletics in the United States and the need for doctors who can treat the "whole" athlete, including but not limited to the bones, tendons, ligaments, and muscles, the Primary Care Sports Medicine (PCSM) doctor has become increasingly popular at universities and with professional teams and elite athletes. The training of such doctors will be discussed with the hope of acquainting others with our practices and exchanging ideas with our international colleagues.
The education process in the United States starts with 13 years of publicly or privately funded study (basic education). Once a
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